GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |