GRE Word List
AVENGE
to take vengeance for or on behalf of
The meaning of the word avenge is to take vengeance for or on behalf of.
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| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| schism | division |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |