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 |
|---|---|
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| gnome | maxim |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |