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
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
rompone that romps
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
forlornbereft
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors