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
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
concorda state of agreement : harmony
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parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness