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 |
|---|---|
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| whittle | a large knife |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |