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 |
|---|---|
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| fuddle | booze |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |