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 |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |