GRE Word List
PARLANCE
speech
The meaning of the word parlance is speech.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |