GRE Word List

PROWESS

distinguished bravery

The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.

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kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
reeksmoke
ulcera break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful