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 |
|---|---|
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
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| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |