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 |
|---|---|
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| growl | rumble |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |