GRE Word List
ENCOMIASTIC
one that praises : eulogist
The meaning of the word encomiastic is one that praises : eulogist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |