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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WordMeaning
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
osseousbony
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
celerityrapidity of motion or action
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
ulcera break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus