GRE Word List

PERORATION

the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration

The meaning of the word peroration is the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration.

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WordMeaning
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
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eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
unassumingnot assuming : modest
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
flaccidnot firm or stiff
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
garnerto gather into storage