GRE Word List
CONVENTION
agreement
The meaning of the word convention is agreement.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |