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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analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements