GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |