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 |
|---|---|
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| edifice | building |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |