GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| sidetrack | siding |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |