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 |
|---|---|
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| avow | to declare assuredly |