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
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
outgoinggoing away : departing
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
submissivesubmitting to others
forlornbereft
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
nebulaany of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space