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
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
anachronisman error in chronology
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
festiveof, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
prowessdistinguished bravery
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery