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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| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
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| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
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| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |