GRE Word List

CONVENTION

agreement

The meaning of the word convention is agreement.

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WordMeaning
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
addlerotten
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
rampantrearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
groucha fit of bad temper
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay