GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| hirsute | hairy |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| giddy | dizzy |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |