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 |
|---|---|
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| rank | relative standing or position |