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 |
|---|---|
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |