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 |
|---|---|
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| alleviate | relieve |