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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| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
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| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |