GRE Word List
OVATION
a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
The meaning of the word ovation is a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| foppish | foolish |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| cohorts | companion |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
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| polyglot | one who is polyglot |