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 |
|---|---|
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| compulsory | mandatory |