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

WordMeaning
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
foregoto go before : precede
distendextend