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
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
rationalhaving reason or understanding
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
itineranttraveling from place to place
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
collateto compare critically