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
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
pinnacea light sailing ship
transpireto take place : go on
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
wastrelvagabond
ricketyaffected with rickets
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical