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 |
|---|---|
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| betray | to lead astray |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| pilfer | steal |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |