GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |