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 |
|---|---|
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| exegesis | exposition |