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

WordMeaning
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
arcadea long arched building or gallery
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
mulctfine
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
catapultan ancient military device for hurling missiles
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death