GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |