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 |
|---|---|
| opulence | wealth |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |