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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |