GRE Word List

STATELY

marked by lofty or imposing dignity

The meaning of the word stately is marked by lofty or imposing dignity.

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WordMeaning
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
derelictionan intentional abandonment
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere