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 |
|---|---|
| descry | to catch sight of |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| shove | to push along |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |