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 |
|---|---|
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
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| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |