GRE Word List
RENOVATE
to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
The meaning of the word renovate is to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |