GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| fabricate | invent |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |