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 |
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ensconce | shelter |
far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
canny | clever |
industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
posthumous | born after the death of the father |
alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
quadruped | an animal having four feet |