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.

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WordMeaning
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
dissensiondisagreement
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors