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 |
|---|---|
| progeny | descendants |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |