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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| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| 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 |