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 |
|---|---|
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| overwhelm | upset |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |