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
meniala person doing menial work
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
scoretwenty
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example