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 |
|---|---|
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |