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 |
|---|---|
| nomenclature | name |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| countenance | look |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |