GRE Word List

CONTEST

strive

The meaning of the word contest is strive.

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WordMeaning
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
pitfalltrap
rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
cremateto subject to cremation
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
snivelto run at the nose
codifyto reduce to a code
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort