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 |
|---|---|
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |