GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canny | clever |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| poise | balance |
| evenhanded | fair |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |