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 |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| laud | praise |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| drab | slattern |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |