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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covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
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dossiera file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence