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 |
|---|---|
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| encumber | weigh down |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |