GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |