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 |
|---|---|
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| fell | skin |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |