GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| throes | pang |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| gazette | newspaper |