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.

Random words

WordMeaning
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation