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.

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WordMeaning
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
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subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
balma balsamic (see balsamic