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

WordMeaning
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
ulcera break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness