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 |
|---|---|
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |