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 |
|---|---|
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| malediction | curse |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |