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
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
entitybeing
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
vigilantalertly watchful especially to avoid danger
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross