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 |
|---|---|
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| betray | to lead astray |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| decipher | decode |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |