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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congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
inclinedhaving inclination, disposition, or tendency
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
jibeto be in accord : agree
patentopen to public inspection
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved