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 |
|---|---|
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| scintilla | spark |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| onus | burden |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |