GRE Word List
EPIGRAM
a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
The meaning of the word epigram is a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
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| faculty | ability |