GRE Word List
ENCOMIASTIC
praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy
The meaning of the word encomiastic is praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tacit | understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement |
| unearthly | not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly |
| sprout | begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot |
| gross | total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens |
| idyllic | charmingly carefree; simple and happy; Ex. idyllic scene |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| generality | vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people |
| gargantuan | huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| simulate | feign; imitate |
| proselytize | (induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion |