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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
