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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| expatriate | banish |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |