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 |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |