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 |
|---|---|
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| dally | to act playfully |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| narcissist | an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as |