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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metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
render | to melt down |