GRE Word List
PANEGYRIC
a eulogistic oration or writing
The meaning of the word panegyric is a eulogistic oration or writing.
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| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
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| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
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