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
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
ligneousof or resembling wood
executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
cogitateto ponder or meditate on usually intently