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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| diadem | crown |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |