GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |