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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WordMeaning
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as