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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|---|---|
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
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| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
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| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
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