GRE Word List
ELOQUENCE
discourse marked by force and persuasiveness
The meaning of the word eloquence is discourse marked by force and persuasiveness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
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| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
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| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |