GRE Word List
CONTEST
strive
The meaning of the word contest is strive.
Random words
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|---|---|
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
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| bevy | a large group or collection |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
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