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 |
|---|---|
| conflagration | fire |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |