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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WordMeaning
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
gibeto utter taunting words
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious