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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martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
cataclysmflood
caterto provide a supply of food
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy