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 |
|---|---|
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |