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 |
|---|---|
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
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| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |