GRE Word List

COLLOQUY

conversation

The meaning of the word colloquy is conversation.

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WordMeaning
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
compulsivehaving power to compel
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment