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
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
writsomething written : writing
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
blightedaffected with blight (see blight