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
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
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barda tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
disingenuouslacking in candor
brochurepamphlet
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another