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 |
|---|---|
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| leave-taking | departure |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |