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 |
|---|---|
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |