GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |