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 |
|---|---|
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| 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 |