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 |
|---|---|
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| gnome | maxim |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |