GRE Word List

COLLOQUY

conversation

The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.

Random words

WordMeaning
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
efficacythe power to produce an effect
acclaimapplaud