GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| repercussion | reflection |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |