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 |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| lode | waterway |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |