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
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
meteto give out by measure : dole out
interrogateto question formally and systematically
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
abusiveusing harsh, insulting language
impoliticnot politic : unwise
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning