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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |