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 |
|---|---|
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| aptitude | inclination |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| wry | twist |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |