GRE Word List
ELOQUENCE
discourse marked by force and persuasiveness
The meaning of the word eloquence is discourse marked by force and persuasiveness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |