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
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
raspyharsh
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
endearto cause to become beloved or admired
stanchto check or stop the flowing of