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.

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WordMeaning
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
homilya usually short sermon
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
paltryinferior