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
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
arrayto dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
plumagethe feathers of a bird
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince