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
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
revelrynoisy partying or merrymaking
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
compriseto be made up of
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
heedto pay attention
abbreviateto make briefer
pulchritudephysical comeliness