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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |