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 |
|---|---|
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| cue | the letter q |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |