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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |