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 |
|---|---|
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| demure | reserved |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |