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
| Word | Meaning |
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| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |