GRE Word List
VIE
contend; compete
The meaning of the word vie is contend; compete.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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 |