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 |
|---|---|
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |