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.

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WordMeaning
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
disingenuouslacking in candor
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
impoverishto make poor