GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |