GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| occident | west |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |