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 |
|---|---|
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| overweening | arrogant |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |