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.

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dyslexiaa variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
refurbishto brighten or freshen up : renovate
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
sybaritevoluptuary