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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excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
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checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
licensepermission to act
figmentsomething made up or contrived
dilateto become enlarged or widened
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dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
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