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
extantcurrently or actually existing
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
briman upper or outer margin : verge
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width