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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culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
penchanta strong and continued inclination
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore