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
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
articulateexpressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form