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
agapewide open : gaping
hierarchya division of angels
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles