GRE Word List

GAMELY

a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other

The meaning of the word gamely is a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other.

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WordMeaning
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
implodeto burst inward
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect