GRE Word List
PROWESS
distinguished bravery
The meaning of the word prowess is distinguished bravery.
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| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |