GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| resign | relegate |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| colloquy | conversation |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |