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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |