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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| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
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| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
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| declivity | downward inclination |