GRE Word List

CONVENTIONAL

formed by agreement or compact

The meaning of the word conventional is formed by agreement or compact.

Random words

WordMeaning
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
celerityrapidity of motion or action
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
quizzicalcomically quaint
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
crypticsecret
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)