GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| eventual | contingent |