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 |
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damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
encompass | include |
disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
veer | to change direction or course |
foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
nexus | connection |