GRE Word List

FORMALITY

compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony

The meaning of the word formality is compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony.

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refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
collectedgathered together
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
attireto put garments on : dress