GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| blackball | to vote against |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |