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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WordMeaning
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
crescendoa gradual increase
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
ordinancean authoritative decree or direction : order
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
evenhandedfair
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
incarcerateto put in prison