GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
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| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
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| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |