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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| scintilla | spark |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |