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
ragamuffina ragged often disreputable person
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cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
procurementthe act or process of procuring
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned