GRE Word List
CONTEST
strive
The meaning of the word contest is strive.
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pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
knoll | a small round hill : mound |
outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |