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 |
|---|---|
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| kismet | fate |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| nexus | connection |