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.

Random words

WordMeaning
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
knavea tricky deceitful fellow
blushoutward appearance : view
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
severto put or keep apart : divide
filthfoul or putrid matter
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse