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 |
|---|---|
| hazard | a source of danger |
| bulk | magnitude |
| grate | grating |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| cataclysm | flood |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |