GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
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| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |