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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recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
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stultifyto have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
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prosceniumthe stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
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