GRE Word List
CONTEST
strive
The meaning of the word contest is strive.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |