GRE Word List
ELOQUENCE
expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced
The meaning of the word eloquence is expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tautological | needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true |
| inverse | opposite |
| upbraid | reprimand; severely scold |
| slavish | of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original |
| suborn | persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation |
| superfluous | excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity |
| acclaim | applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise |
| abstinence | restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote |
| waif | homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays |
| swear | vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words |
