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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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |