GRE Word List
CONVENTIONAL
ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons
The meaning of the word conventional is ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abate | subside or moderate |
| nip | snip off; stop something's growth or development; bite; make numb with cold; Ex. nip the plan; Ex. A guard dog nipped the postman; Ex. fingers nipped by the extreme chill |
| rendezvous | meeting place; meeting at a set time or place; V. |
| migratory | wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another |
| actuary | someone who advises insurance companies |
| sycophant | servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic |
| cryptic | mysterious; hidden; secret |
| relic | surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X. |
| grim | causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile |
| postulate | self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; V: assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument) |