GRE Word List

PROWESS

distinguished bravery

The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.

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bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
oratorone who delivers an oration
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
antithesisthe direct opposite
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind