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 |
|---|---|
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| brawny | muscular |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |