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 |
|---|---|
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |