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
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
unfetterto free from fetters
dyspepticindigestion
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
savoryhaving savor: such as
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd