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 |
|---|---|
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |