GRE Word List
NOTORIETY
the quality or state of being notorious
The meaning of the word notoriety is the quality or state of being notorious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |