GRE Word List
CONVENTIONAL
formed by agreement or compact
The meaning of the word conventional is formed by agreement or compact.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |