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
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
championshipdesignation as champion
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
pugilistfighter
grumbleto mutter in discontent
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities