GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |