GRE Word List

EULOGISTIC

a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased

The meaning of the word eulogistic is a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased.

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bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
junkettrip
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
concorda state of agreement : harmony
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
phoenixa 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