GRE Word List
CONTEST
strive
The meaning of the word contest is strive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |