GRE Word List

CEREMONIOUS

devoted to forms and ceremony

The meaning of the word ceremonious is devoted to forms and ceremony.

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WordMeaning
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
aperturean opening or open space : hole
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery