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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geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
categoricalabsolute
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
stereotypeto make a stereotype from
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural