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 |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| license | permission to act |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |