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 |
|---|---|
| rightful | just |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |