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 |
|---|---|
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |