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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manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
hubbubnoise
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
meniala person doing menial work
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it