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 |
|---|---|
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| dynamo | generator |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| nomenclature | name |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| solicitor | one that solicits |