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 |
|---|---|
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| purported | reputed |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |