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
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
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futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
longevitya long duration of individual life
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
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