GRE Word List
CEREMONIOUS
devoted to forms and ceremony
The meaning of the word ceremonious is devoted to forms and ceremony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| overthrow | overturn |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| culmination | the action of culminating |