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 |
|---|---|
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| faculty | ability |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |