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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
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| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |