GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
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oligarchy | government by the few |
hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
constituent | a member of a constituency |
subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |