GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| concentric | having a common center |