GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brink | edge |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |