GRE Word List
VIE
contend; compete
The meaning of the word vie is contend; compete.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| torpedo | underwater explosive apparatus; V. |
| court | attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster |
| exemplary | serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model |
| dawdle | loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing |
| harry | harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid |
| sinuous | twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
| blackball | vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote |
| venture | risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N. |
| bellicose | warlike |
| comport | bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment |
