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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repercussion | reflection |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| ploy | escapade |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |