GRE vocabulary
hagiography
a biography that idealizes its subject and glosses over flaws
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Questions about “hagiography”
Hagiography (noun) means a biography that idealizes its subject and glosses over flaws
Here is hagiography used in an example sentence: "The authorized biography read like a hagiography, treating the founder as a flawless saint."
Common synonyms for hagiography include panegyric, eulogy, idealization.
Antonyms of hagiography include exposé, takedown.
Hagiography is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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