GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |