GRE Word List

PARLEY

to speak with another : confer

The meaning of the word parley is to speak with another : confer.

Random words

WordMeaning
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
impuissanceweakness
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
slewa large number
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head