GRE Word List
COLLOQUY
conversation
The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |