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 |
|---|---|
| humane | marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian |
| cemetery | place for burying the dead |
| crypt | secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church) |
| vitreous | of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify |
| witless | lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic |
| spawn | lay eggs (in large numbers); produce offspring (in large numbers); N: eggs of aquatic animals |
| mandatory | obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate |
| itinerant | wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher |
| obeisance | bow (to show respect and obedience) |
| slight | insult to one's dignity; snub; V: treat as if of small importance; insult; snub; ADJ. small in size; of small importance |
