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 |
|---|---|
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| portly | dignified |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |