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 |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
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| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |