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 |
|---|---|
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| rift | fissure |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |