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 |
|---|---|
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |