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 |
|---|---|
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| viable | capable of living |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |