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
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
exudeto ooze out
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
reprisala retaliatory act
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
uniquebeing the only one : sole