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.

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WordMeaning
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
wagto be in motion : stir
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
spryable to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble
outgoinggoing away : departing
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix