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
celerityrapidity of motion or action
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
medleya musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness