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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| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |