GRE Word List
VIE
to strive for superiority : contend
The meaning of the word vie is to strive for superiority : contend.
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|---|---|
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |