GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| oversee | survey |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |