GRE Word List
CONVENTIONAL
formed by agreement or compact
The meaning of the word conventional is formed by agreement or compact.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| canny | clever |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |