GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| hallowed | holy |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |