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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |