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
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
addressto mark directions for delivery on
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
domicilea dwelling place : place of residence : home
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
hazarda source of danger
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
requiema mass for the dead