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This exam tested 1 question from this topic — 'eulogy' as one-word substitution.
Options: (a) Elegy • (b) Eulogy ✓ • (c) Caricature • (d) Exaggeration
Eulogy = a speech/writing of high praise — often delivered at a funeral or for retirement.
| Word | Meaning | Memorable example |
|---|---|---|
| Eulogy | Speech of high praise | A eulogy delivered at someone's funeral |
| Elegy | Mournful poem (lament) | Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' |
| Epitaph | Inscription on a tombstone | A short carved tribute |
| Epigraph | Quotation at start of book/chapter | The opening line before Chapter 1 |
| Epilogue | Concluding section | The 'closing chapter' of a book |
| Eulogium | Same as eulogy (rare form) | — |
| Encomium | Lofty praise speech | Similar to eulogy |
| Phrase | One word |
|---|---|
| One who hates mankind | Misanthrope |
| One who loves mankind | Philanthropist |
| One who collects old coins | Numismatist |
| One who collects stamps | Philatelist |
| One who studies birds | Ornithologist |
| One who can speak many languages | Polyglot |
| Words inscribed on a tomb | Epitaph |
| Formal speech of praise | Eulogy |
| Speech in praise of God | Doxology |
| Funeral song | Dirge |
| Government by few | Oligarchy |
| Government by clergy | Theocracy |
| Belief in one God | Monotheism |
| Belief in many gods | Polytheism |
| One who walks in sleep | Somnambulist |
| One who talks in sleep | Somniloquist |
Underline 2 key words in the phrase → match them to a Greek/Latin root → eliminate options.
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