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 |
|---|---|
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |