GRE Word List
CONTEST
dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
The meaning of the word contest is dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| genteel | well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty |
| vignette | small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene |
| glaze | cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery |
| shear | remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors |
| heed | pay attention to; N: close attention |
| maim | mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life |
| bugaboo | bugbear; object of baseless terror |
| molten | melted; Ex. molten lava |
| isthmus | narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land |
| irreparable | not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair |
