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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| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| retrench | cut down |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |