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 |
|---|---|
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| primal | original |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| throes | pang |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |