GRE Word List
ELEGY
a poem in elegiac couplets
The meaning of the word elegy is a poem in elegiac couplets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |