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 |
|---|---|
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |