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
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
dignitaryone who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor
aptitudeinclination
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
defectan imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming
warrantedsanction
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light