GRE Word List
PRIZE
something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
The meaning of the word prize is something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |