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 |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
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| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
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| apparent | open to view : visible |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |