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
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
precipitantprecipitate
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
hivea container for housing honeybees
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
flutterto flap the wings rapidly