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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| Word | Meaning |
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| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |