GRE Word List

VYING

contending; to strive for superiority

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

Random words

WordMeaning
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
lagone that lags or is last
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages