GRE Word List
PARLANCE
language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance
The meaning of the word parlance is language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trim | make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order |
| unexceptionable | entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism |
| etymology | study of word parts; study of the origins of words |
| pore | study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N. |
| aesthetic | artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics |
| hoodwink | deceive; delude |
| archipelago | group of closely located islands |
| prescience | ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient |
| doldrums | blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums |
| obeisance | bow (to show respect and obedience) |
