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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |