GRE Word List
ELOQUENCE
discourse marked by force and persuasiveness
The meaning of the word eloquence is discourse marked by force and persuasiveness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| polity | political organization |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| calorific | caloric |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |