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 |
|---|---|
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| emanate | to come out from a source |