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 |
|---|---|
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |