GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| concatenate | linked together |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |