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 |
|---|---|
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |