GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |