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 |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| gazette | newspaper |
| distend | extend |