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 |
|---|---|
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
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