GRE Word List
COLLOQUIAL
used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
The meaning of the word colloquial is used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| puerile | juvenile |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |