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 |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| postulate | demand |
| bulk | magnitude |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |