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 |
|---|---|
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| encumber | weigh down |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |