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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crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
domicilea dwelling place : place of residence : home
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals