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
rankrelative standing or position
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
swathea band used in swathing
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
integralessential to completeness : constituent