GRE Word List

ACCLAIM

applaud

The meaning of the word acclaim is applaud.

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surmountto prevail over : overcome
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
hauntto visit often : frequent
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air