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 |
|---|---|
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |