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 |
|---|---|
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
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| quizzical | comically quaint |
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