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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forebears | ancestor |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| leery | suspicious |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |