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 |
|---|---|
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| succor | relief |