GRE Word List

CONTEST

strive

The meaning of the word contest is strive.

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WordMeaning
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
dourstern
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
prepossessingcreating prejudice
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
fellskin