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 |
|---|---|
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| descry | to catch sight of |