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 |
|---|---|
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |