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.

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WordMeaning
extolto praise highly : glorify
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incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
exegesisexposition
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required