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 |
|---|---|
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |