GRE Word List
INFAMOUS
having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
The meaning of the word infamous is having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil.
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| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| plait | pleat |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |