GRE Word List

CONTEST

strive

The meaning of the word contest is strive.

Random words

WordMeaning
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
slywise in practical affairs
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
expertisethe skill of an expert
smudgeto make a smudge on
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver