GRE Word List
RHETORIC
the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
The meaning of the word rhetoric is the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |