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.

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WordMeaning
eventualcontingent
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
groovea long narrow channel or depression
atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal