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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WordMeaning
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
clamornoisy shouting
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
stultifyto have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
dramaa composition (see composition
antiquityancient times
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition