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 |
|---|---|
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| guy | man |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |