GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
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|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
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| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |