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 |
|---|---|
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| cryptic | secret |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |