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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |