GRE Word List

PROWESS

distinguished bravery

The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.

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eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
cipherzero
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
expenditurethe act or process of expending
virusany 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
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts