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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WordMeaning
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else