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
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
repastsomething taken as food : meal
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
swipea strong sweeping blow
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe