GRE Word List
VYING
contending; to strive for superiority
The meaning of the word vying is contending; to strive for superiority.
Random words
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|---|---|
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
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| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
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| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
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