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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| reckon | count |