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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flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |