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
droopto hang or incline downward
prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
magnatea person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
comportto be fitting : accord
ordainto invest (see invest