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 |
|---|---|
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |