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
dominaterule
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites