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 |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| reckon | count |
| spare | not being used |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |