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 |
|---|---|
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| auroral | dawn |
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| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |