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 |
|---|---|
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |