GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| paramour | lover |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |