GRE Word List

PROWESS

distinguished bravery

The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.

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WordMeaning
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
lugubriousmournful
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
copiousyielding something abundantly
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element