GRE Word List
CONTEST
strive
The meaning of the word contest is strive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |