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
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
overweeningarrogant
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
lacerationthe act of lacerating