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
badinageplayful repartee : banter
comportto be fitting : accord
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
dilateto become enlarged or widened