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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WordMeaning
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
harassexhaust
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature