GRE Word List

CONTEST

strive

The meaning of the word contest is strive.

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WordMeaning
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
implicationsomething implied: such as
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
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
appurtenancesaccessory objects
festiveof, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet