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 |
|---|---|
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |