GRE Word List

CONVENTION

agreement

The meaning of the word convention is agreement.

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desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
ulcera break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways