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 |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| impuissance | weakness |
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