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 |
|---|---|
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |