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 |
|---|---|
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |