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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| 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 |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |