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
finishto come to an end : terminate
symmetrybalanced proportions
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
dronea stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows