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 |
|---|---|
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| vertebrate | any 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 |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |