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 |
|---|---|
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| 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 |