GRE Word List
PARLANCE
speech
The meaning of the word parlance is speech.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |