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 |
|---|---|
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |