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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
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| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| maroon | a dark red |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| indite | make up |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |