GRE Word List

PROWESS

distinguished bravery

The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.

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WordMeaning
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
declivitydownward inclination
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
bentunenclosed grassland
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force