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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| fester | to generate pus |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |