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 |
|---|---|
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |