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 |
|---|---|
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |