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 |
|---|---|
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |