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
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
paradigmexample
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
shavingthe act of one that shaves
hortatoryhortative
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
imperilto bring into peril : endanger