GRE Word List

CONVENTION

agreement

The meaning of the word convention is agreement.

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WordMeaning
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
oligarchygovernment by the few
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
demisedeath
providencedivine guidance or care