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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |