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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |