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 |
|---|---|
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |