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
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering