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
paradigmexample
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
concordatcompact
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative