GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| purge | to clear of guilt |