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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diadem | crown |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |