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 |
|---|---|
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| inequity | injustice |