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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |