GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |