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 |
|---|---|
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| impinge | encroach |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| hirsute | hairy |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |