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
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
underlyinglying beneath or below
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter