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
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
fiascoa complete failure
edicta proclamation having the force of law
implodeto burst inward
pedestriancommonplace