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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universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction