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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| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| pitfall | trap |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |