GRE Word List
CONTEST
strive
The meaning of the word contest is strive.
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| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
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| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
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| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
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