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 |
|---|---|
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| shove | to push along |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |