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 |
|---|---|
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
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| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
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| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
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| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
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