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The Word of the Day for January 24 is:

vaunted   \VAWN-tud\   adjective 
     : highly or widely praised or boasted about

Example sentence:
     For all her vaunted writing talent, Pauline has yet to find a publisher 
for her book.

Did you know? 
     It's fine to express pride in your accomplishments, but synonyms such as 
"boast," "brag," "vaunt," and "crow" may suggest you've overdone it. "Boast," 
for instance, implies ostentation and exaggeration ("he boasts of every trivial 
success"), although it can connote justifiable pride ("the town boasts an 
excellent museum"). "Crow" is ideal for exultant boasting or bragging ("they 
crowed about winning the championship"). "Vaunt" usually imparts less crudity 
or naivete than "brag" and more pomp and bombast than "boast" ("the promotional 
flier vaunts the natural beauty of the area").