GRE Word List
LIONIZE
to treat as an object of great interest or importance
The meaning of the word lionize is to treat as an object of great interest or importance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |