GRE Word List

COLLOQUY

conversation

The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.

Random words

WordMeaning
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
engenderbeget
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure