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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |