GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |