GRE Word List
RHETORIC
art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?''
The meaning of the word rhetoric is art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?''.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted |
| holster | leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
| promontory | headland |
| exertion | effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort |
| escapade | prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules |
| stagnant | (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output |
| dainty | delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress |
| iota | very small quantity |
| prevail | be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something |
| repulsion | distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse') |
