GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |