GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |