GRE Word List
CONTEST
strive
The meaning of the word contest is strive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| conflagration | fire |
| enduring | lasting |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |