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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| opulence | wealth |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |