GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| inequity | injustice |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| rift | fissure |