GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| sidetrack | siding |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| mystic | mystical |