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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ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
pulchritudephysical comeliness
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
induceto move by persuasion or influence
witlessdestitute of wit or understanding : foolish
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