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.

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WordMeaning
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
dintforce
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
pursea small bag for money
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young