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 |
|---|---|
| douse | to plunge into water |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| shambles | a meat market |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |