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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WordMeaning
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars
quotidianoccurring every day
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate