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 |
|---|---|
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |