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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a 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 |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |