GRE Word List
CONVENTION
agreement
The meaning of the word convention is agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| privy | private |