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
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
crescendoa gradual increase
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
charlatanquack
replenishto fill or build up again
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
billowingwave
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver