GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |