GRE Word List

CONVENTION

agreement

The meaning of the word convention is agreement.

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WordMeaning
thronga multitude of assembled persons
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
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bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
obsessivetending to cause obsession