GRE Word List

CONVENTION

agreement

The meaning of the word convention is agreement.

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WordMeaning
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
choicethe act of choosing : selection
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
bestialof or relating to beasts
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular