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
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
traverseto go or travel across or over
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
mutedbeing mute : silent
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
halfheartedlacking heart, spirit, or interest