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
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
belaborto attack verbally
martineta strict disciplinarian
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals