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
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
slanderto utter slander against : defame
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes