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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astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
throes | pang |
indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |