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 |
|---|---|
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |