GRE Word List

COLLOQUY

conversation

The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.

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WordMeaning
quietudea quiet state : repose
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
generalitythe quality or state of being general
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out