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
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
malcontenta discontented person:
insensatelacking sense or understanding
irreverencelack of reverence
immobilitynot moving : motionless
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
groovea long narrow channel or depression
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy