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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beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
drama | a composition (see composition |
soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
shaving | the act of one that shaves |
gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |