GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |