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 |
|---|---|
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| overthrow | overturn |