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 |
|---|---|
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| render | to melt down |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| emollient | making soft or supple |