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 |
|---|---|
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |