GRE Word List

VYING

contending; to strive for superiority

The meaning of the word vying is contending; to strive for superiority.

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abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
plumea feather of a bird: such as
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reverendworthy of reverence : revered
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
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nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
resurgeto undergo a resurgence