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 |
|---|---|
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |