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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WordMeaning
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
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gaita manner of walking or moving on foot
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
transpireto take place : go on
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
reparablecapable of being repaired
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly