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.

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WordMeaning
contagiona contagious disease
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
credencemental acceptance as true or real
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
adjurationa solemn oath
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
mausoleuma large tomb
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both