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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lateralof or relating to the side
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
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