GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |