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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| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
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| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| conspire | plot |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |