GRE Word List

PAEAN

a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph

The meaning of the word paean is a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph.

Random words

WordMeaning
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
parochialof or relating to a church parish
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
dementedmad
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name