GRE Word List

DISCOURSE

verbal interchange of ideas

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

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WordMeaning
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
factotuma person having many diverse activities or responsibilities
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)