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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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impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
quotidianoccurring every day
rallyto muster for a common purpose