GRE Word List

ELEGY

a poem in elegiac couplets

The meaning of the word elegy is a poem in elegiac couplets.

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WordMeaning
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
ultimatelast in a progression or series : final
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
dummya person who is incapable of speaking
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions