GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |