GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |