GRE Word List

SOLEMNITY

formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event

The meaning of the word solemnity is formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event.

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scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
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patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
pinnacea light sailing ship
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard