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 |
|---|---|
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |