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 |
|---|---|
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |