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

WordMeaning
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
rationa food allowance for one day
fervidvery hot : burning
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
siftto put through a sieve
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end