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 |
|---|---|
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| whimsy | whim |