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
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
impoverishto make poor
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
jollitythe quality or state of being jolly : merriment
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring