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 |
|---|---|
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
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| hallowed | holy |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |