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
potablesuitable for drinking
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
obesehaving excessive body fat
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
sleeperone that sleeps
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality