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
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
direexciting horror
rightfuljust
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine