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 |
|---|---|
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| ebullient | boiling |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |