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
tactfulhaving or showing tact
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic