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 |
|---|---|
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| trance | stupor |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |