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
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
minutiaea minute or minor detail
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
crypticsecret
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum