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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WordMeaning
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
steeplofty
endorseto write on the back of