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
tannerone that tans hides
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
quietudea quiet state : repose
dauntlessincapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
resignrelegate
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory