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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|---|---|
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
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| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |