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 |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| canny | clever |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |