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 |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| deify | to make a god of |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |