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

WordMeaning
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
chancellorthe secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
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denotationan act or process of denoting
impuissanceweakness
ciliatedpossessing cilia