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 |
|---|---|
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| lax | loose |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |