GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquy | conversation |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |