GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| mulct | fine |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |