This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
Pronounced: (PROW-ess)
Noun:
1. a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
2. bravery in battle
From Vocabulary.com: “Prowess is from Middle English, from Old French proece, proesse, from prou, prud“good, capable, brave.” The related English word proud has the now obsolete meaning of brave.”
Example:
“My prowess negotiating on behalf of buyers is well-known in this market, and I routinely save my clients thousands.”
