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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WordMeaning
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
missivea written communication : letter
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
amphibianan amphibious organism
slackento make less active : slow up