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 |
|---|---|
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| congenial | pleasant |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |