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 |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |