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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| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
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| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |