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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patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
nattytrimly neat and tidy : smart
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
refraincurb
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
arcadea long arched building or gallery
rivuleta small stream
loftan upper room or floor : attic