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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WordMeaning
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
recipientone that receives : receiver
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
flightyswift
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention