GRE Word List
UNCEREMONIOUS
not ceremonious : informal
The meaning of the word unceremonious is not ceremonious : informal.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |