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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |