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 |
|---|---|
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| disport | sport |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| flounder | flatfish |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |