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
diademcrown
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
poreto gaze intently
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
foolhardyfoolishly adventurous and bold : rash
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force