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 |
|---|---|
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| faculty | ability |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| brook | creek |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |