GRE Word List

VYING

contending; to strive for superiority

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

Random words

WordMeaning
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
extolto praise highly : glorify
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group