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 |
|---|---|
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |