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

WordMeaning
dominaterule
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
blemishto spoil by a flaw
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
dilateto become enlarged or widened