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).

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analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
sciondescendant
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
loutto bow in respect
outstripto go faster or farther than
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on