GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |