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 |
|---|---|
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| dys- | abnormal |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |