GRE Word List

DISCOURSE

verbal interchange of ideas

The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.

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WordMeaning
buoyanthaving buoyancy
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
hideto put out of sight : secrete
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)