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 |
|---|---|
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| scintilla | spark |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |