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
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
inertlacking the power to move
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support