GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |