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
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pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
receptive | able or inclined to receive |
cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
descry | to catch sight of |
figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
withhold | to hold back from action : check |
decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |