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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WordMeaning
belieto give a false impression of
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide