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
Word | Meaning |
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fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
blush | outward appearance : view |
liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
filth | foul or putrid matter |
ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |