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 |
|---|---|
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| impenitent | not penitent |