GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |