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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| pummel | pound |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| throes | pang |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
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