GRE Word List
REPUTABLE
enjoying good repute : held in esteem
The meaning of the word reputable is enjoying good repute : held in esteem.
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| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |