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 |
|---|---|
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| impinge | encroach |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |