GRE Word List
UNCEREMONIOUS
not ceremonious : informal
The meaning of the word unceremonious is not ceremonious : informal.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scintilla | spark |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| significant | having meaning |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |