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
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
unkemptnot combed
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
repudiateto refuse to accept