GRE Word List

COLLOQUY

conversation

The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.

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WordMeaning
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
ancillarysubordinate
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid