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

WordMeaning
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
prongfork
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
igniteto set afire
conventionagreement
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid