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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
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| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |