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
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
jesta joking or mocking remark
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
indissolublenot dissoluble
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
interrogateto question formally and systematically
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt