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 |
|---|---|
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| brink | edge |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |