GRE Word List
CEREMONIOUS
devoted to forms and ceremony
The meaning of the word ceremonious is devoted to forms and ceremony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |