GRE Word List
PROWESS
extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle
The meaning of the word prowess is extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| parallelism | state of being parallel; similarity; analogy |
| glib | fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick |
| grandiose | affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas |
| ordination | ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest |
| amalgam | combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth |
| jocular | said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking |
| assumption | something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; Ex. her assumption of power; V. assume |
| proxy | authorized agent; authority to act for another |
| auroral | pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis |