GRE Word List

PARLANCE

speech

The meaning of the word parlance is speech.

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WordMeaning
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
bewareto be on one's guard
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
requiteto make return for : repay
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal