GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |