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
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
denotationan act or process of denoting
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
abusiveusing harsh, insulting language
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable