GRE Word List
CONVENTION
agreement
The meaning of the word convention is agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| microcosm | a little world |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |