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
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
implicationsomething implied: such as
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
replicateduplicate
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament