GRE Word List
VYING
contending; to strive for superiority
The meaning of the word vying is contending; to strive for superiority.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |