GRE Word List
CONTEST
strive
The meaning of the word contest is strive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exude | to ooze out |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| executor | one who executes something |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |