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 |
|---|---|
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| brink | edge |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |