GRE Word List

ANTHEM

a song or hymn of praise or gladness

The meaning of the word anthem is a song or hymn of praise or gladness.

Random words

WordMeaning
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
elusivetending to elude: such as
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
carriondead and putrefying flesh