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 |
|---|---|
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| demise | death |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |