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 |
|---|---|
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |