GRE Word List

CONVENTION

agreement

The meaning of the word convention is agreement.

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WordMeaning
flushto fly away suddenly
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)