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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colandera perforated utensil for washing or draining food
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
amenitiessomething that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit