GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| warrant | sanction |