GRE Word List

ENCOMIASTIC

one that praises : eulogist

The meaning of the word encomiastic is one that praises : eulogist.

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discourseverbal interchange of ideas
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
miragean optical (see optical
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head