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 |
|---|---|
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| braid | to make from braids |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |