GRE Word List
VAUNTED
highly or widely praised or boasted about
The meaning of the word vaunted is highly or widely praised or boasted about.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |