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
communetalk over
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
invectiveinsulting or abusive language : vituperation
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue