GRE Word List
PLAUDIT
an act or round of applause
The meaning of the word plaudit is an act or round of applause.
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| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
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| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
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| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
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| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |