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 |
|---|---|
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| abortive | prematurely born |