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 |
|---|---|
| forlorn | bereft |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| concordat | compact |
| auroral | dawn |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |