GRE Word List
RENOWN
a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame
The meaning of the word renown is a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |