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 |
|---|---|
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| paradigm | example |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |