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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WordMeaning
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
scapegoata 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
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
prosceniumthe stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
benignof a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life