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 |
|---|---|
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |