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 |
|---|---|
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |