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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WordMeaning
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
disconsolatecheerless
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
incredulitythe quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
effeteno longer fertile
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
errantbehaving wrongly