GRE Word List
CONTEST
strive
The meaning of the word contest is strive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| auroral | dawn |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| demented | mad |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |