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 |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |