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 |
|---|---|
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |