GRE Word List

COLLOQUY

conversation

The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.

Random words

WordMeaning
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
executionerone who executes
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
jostleto come in contact or into collision
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
remittancea sum of money remitted