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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| impuissance | weakness |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |