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 |
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| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |