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 |
|---|---|
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |