GRE Word List
PARLANCE
speech
The meaning of the word parlance is speech.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| endue | provide |