GRE Word List

COLLOQUY

conversation

The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.

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WordMeaning
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
depravitya corrupt act or practice
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline