GRE Word List
PANEGYRIC
a eulogistic oration or writing
The meaning of the word panegyric is a eulogistic oration or writing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| headlong | headfirst |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |