GRE Word List
CONTEST
strive
The meaning of the word contest is strive.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |