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 |
|---|---|
| consort | associate |
| aver | to declare positively |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |