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 |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| reek | smoke |