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 |
|---|---|
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |