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 |
|---|---|
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |