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

WordMeaning
couriermessenger
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
anthropologistthe science of human beings
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
conveneto come together in a body
congruentcongruous
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
leave-takingdeparture