GRE Word List

CONVENTION

agreement

The meaning of the word convention is agreement.

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spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
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pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
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rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors