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 |
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troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
haunt | to visit often : frequent |
roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
immune | not susceptible or responsive |
disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |