GRE Word List

CONVENTION

agreement

The meaning of the word convention is agreement.

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subsistencereal being : existence
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
peddleto travel about with wares for sale