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 |
|---|---|
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |