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 |
|---|---|
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| recast | to cast again |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |