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 |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| endorse | to write on the back of |