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 |
|---|---|
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |