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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |