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 |
|---|---|
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |