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 |
|---|---|
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| hurl | rush |
| shove | to push along |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |