GRE Word List

PROWESS

distinguished bravery

The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.

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WordMeaning
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
ligneousof or resembling wood
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
codaa concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition