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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| delve | excavate |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |