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 |
|---|---|
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| haven | harbor |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |