GRE Word List
CONTEST
strive
The meaning of the word contest is strive.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |