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 |
|---|---|
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| fermentation | the 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 |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |