GRE Word List

DISCOURSE

verbal interchange of ideas

The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.

Random words

WordMeaning
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
betrothto promise to marry