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 |
|---|---|
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| concordat | compact |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |