GRE Word List
PARLEY
to speak with another : confer
The meaning of the word parley is to speak with another : confer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| lunar | crescent |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |