GRE Word List
ELEGY
a poem in elegiac couplets
The meaning of the word elegy is a poem in elegiac couplets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| violate | break |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| environ | encircle |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |