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 |
|---|---|
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| stilted | pompous |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |