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 |
|---|---|
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
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| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| comestible | edible |
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| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| betroth | to promise to marry |