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.

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WordMeaning
rectifyto set right : remedy
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
communetalk over