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 |
|---|---|
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |