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 |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| stilted | pompous |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |