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 |
|---|---|
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| sybarite | voluptuary |