GRE Word List
ELEGY
a poem in elegiac couplets
The meaning of the word elegy is a poem in elegiac couplets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |