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 |
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| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |