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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polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
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