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 |
|---|---|
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
