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.

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primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
demeritoffense