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 |
|---|---|
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
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