GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |