GRE Word List
PARLEY
to speak with another : confer
The meaning of the word parley is to speak with another : confer.
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| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
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| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
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| grate | grating |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| vertex | the top of the head |