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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| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
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| warrant | sanction |
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