GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |