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
minusculevery small
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
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decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
preternaturalexisting outside of nature