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 |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| plait | pleat |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |