GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| nurture | training |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |