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 |
|---|---|
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |