GRE Word List
ENCOMIASTIC
one that praises : eulogist
The meaning of the word encomiastic is one that praises : eulogist.
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retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
wry | twist |
phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
conducive | tending to promote or assist |
unearthly | not earthly: such as |
voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |