GRE Word List
PERORATION
conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length
The meaning of the word peroration is conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length.
Random words
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subterfuge | stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge |
flit | fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower |
elicit | draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone) |
knack | special talent; art |
application | diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself |
pedant | scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities |
faze | disconcert; dismay; embarrass |
autocratic | having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy |
torpedo | underwater explosive apparatus; V. |
puzzle | baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N. |