GRE Word List
DISCOURSE
verbal interchange of ideas
The meaning of the word discourse is verbal interchange of ideas.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| paramour | lover |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |