GRE Word List
PARLANCE
speech
The meaning of the word parlance is speech.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| sportive | frolicsome |
