GRE Word List

ENCOMIASTIC

one that praises : eulogist

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

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pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
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aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
banea source of harm or ruin : curse
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated