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 |
|---|---|
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |