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
relegateto send into exile : banish
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
sojourna temporary stay
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
constraintthe act of constraining
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament