GRE Word List

COLLOQUY

conversation

The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.

Random words

WordMeaning
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
potpourria mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
actuaryclerk
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will