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 |
|---|---|
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| spare | not being used |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| congenial | pleasant |
| billowing | wave |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |