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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phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
capacitylegal competency (see competence
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand