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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WordMeaning
compilationthe act or process of compiling
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
surmountto prevail over : overcome