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 |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| cryptic | secret |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |