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 |
|---|---|
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |