GRE Word List

PROWESS

distinguished bravery

The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.

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WordMeaning
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
witlessdestitute of wit or understanding : foolish
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur