GRE Word List

COLLOQUY

conversation

The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.

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WordMeaning
oligarchygovernment by the few
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
constituenta member of a constituency
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)