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 |
|---|---|
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| lout | to bow in respect |