GRE Word List
ELOQUENCE
discourse marked by force and persuasiveness
The meaning of the word eloquence is discourse marked by force and persuasiveness.
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|---|---|
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
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| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
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